Like other minority groups in America, Asian-Americans have suffered injustice at the hands of racism and intolerance. Events such as WWII, which led to thousands of Asian-Americans in concentration camps, is only testament to this. As the nation recovered post WWII, so did its art. This seeped through to Asian-American theatre. Although Asian American theatre had been started a hundred years before through puppet shows and acrobatic displays, theatre began to really shine during the 1950's with the introduction of the smash hit The King and I. Other Asian works soon followed. However, with this began a major problem. The leads of these works of arts (made for Asians) was, instead, being portrayed by Caucasians in yellow face.This trend would continue into the 1990's with the entrance of the musical Miss Saigon. The role of the engineer was played by Jonathan Pryce in the London and New York versions. However, there was a problem. The role was meant for someone of Asian descent. This lead to major backlash, but it did help get more actors of Asian descent playing Asian-specific roles. This doesn't mean that writers weren't writing and casting roles for Asian-specific actors. Notable Asian-American playwrights like David Henry Hwang and Phillip Kan Gotanda were already ahead of the playing field. There works were focused on the Asian-American experience. Their works were focused on giving Asian-Americans a voice in the theatre community that they could be proud of, and, thankfully, many more are following in their wake.